Example sentences of "[be] [adv] [vb pp] over with " in BNC.
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| 1 | The yard at the side had been roughly roofed over with corrugated iron ; it was not entirely waterproof as buckets and other containers were dotted around the floor to catch the drips . |
| 2 | As the floor is to be laid in the kitchen area , would you please recommend a floor finish which will be waterproof and can be safely wiped over with a mop . |
| 3 | The herb beds should be lightly dug over with a fork , weeded if necessary , and the invasive plants chopped back at the roots . |
| 4 | Within fifty years the area was entirely built over with a population of nearly 70,000 . |
| 5 | It was for many years claimed to be the earliest example of the true arch in Europe , but it is now recognised that it was constructed in the sixth century as an open drain and that it was only roofed over with its present stone vault of three concentric rings of radiating voussoirs in 184 B.C. Its exit into the Tiber can still be seen in Rome near the Ponte Rotto ( 68 ) . |
| 6 | Some members of the Committee did raise the problem of the ‘ long-term costs to the community ’ likely to be brought about by the closure of Village school , but this objection was apparently passed over with no request for clarification , consultation , or serious study of the problem . |